Choosing your Elective Modules

Each MA programme within the Arts & Humanities Faculty is made up of core modules (those that are in most cases only open to students taking your programme) and elective modules (those that are open and available to all Arts and Humanities students, regardless of the programme being studied, subject to any prerequisites).

The precise number of elective modules available to you is determined by the programme you are studying. You will need to choose enough electives so that the total value of modules taken is exactly 180 credits. Each elective module is worth 30 credits.

The table below shows how many elective modules are available for each MA programme.

MA Programme	Number of elective modules available
MA Classics (Q8K307)	2 or 3 (depending on whether 1 or 2 core modules have been chosen)
MA Creative Writing (Q3KC07)	1 or 2 (depending on whether 1 or 2 core modules have been chosen)
MA English Literary Studies (Q3K107)	3
MA Environmental Humanities (V8K907)	3
MA History (V1KC07)	1, 2 or 3 (depending on the credit value of the Research Project chosen and the number of core modules chosen)
MA Languages, Literatures and Cultures (R9T207)	2 or 3 (depending on the credit value of the Research Project chosen)
MA Medical Humanities (Q3KG07)	2
MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies (R9K807)	2 or 3 (depending on how many core modules have been chosen)
MA Music (W3K707)	0, 1 or 2 (depending on how many core modules have been chosen)
MA Philosophy (V7K107)	3
MA Social and Economic History (V1KB07)	1
MA Theology and Religion (V8K407)	3
MA Translation Studies (R9K107)	0, 1 or 2 (depending on which core modules have been chosen and their credit value)
MA Visual Culture (R9T307)	2

For timetabling purposes, the elective modules available in any given year will be arranged into a series of “lists” outlined on this page.

You will need to choose the number of elective modules which matches the number of allowed elective modules for your programme, ensuring that no more than one module is selected from any single list.

Please read the stated pre-requisites (knowledge/experience required as a prior condition to studying the module) and co-requisites (knowledge/experience required together with the module) carefully, to ensure your suitability for your chosen module(s).

Example:

Student A is studying the MA in Philosophy. This programme has 3 elective modules available. Student A chooses three electives – one each from Lists 4, 7 and 10.